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The Chūō-Sōbu Line (Japanese: 中央・総武緩行線, Hepburn: Chūō-Sōbu-kankō-sen) is a railway line that runs through Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network, the line operates on separate tracks along the right-of-way of the Chūō Main Line (Chūō Line (Rapid)) and Sōbu Main Line (Sōbu Line (Rapid)), providing service between Mitaka Station in the cities of Mitaka and Musashino and Chiba Station in Chiba.
Chūō-Sōbu Line | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | 中央・総武緩行線 | ||
Status | Operational | ||
Owner | JR East | ||
Locale | Tokyo, Chiba Prefecture | ||
Termini | |||
Stations | 39 | ||
Color on map | Yellow (#ffd400) | ||
Service | |||
Type | Commuter rail | ||
Depot(s) | Mitaka | ||
Rolling stock | E231-0 series, E231-500 series, E231-800 series | ||
Daily ridership | 2,359,390 (2015)[1] | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1932 | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 60.2 km (37.4 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary | ||
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The term Kankō (緩行, lit. "slow run") distinguishes local trains on the Chūō-Sōbu line from rapid service trains running on the Chūō Main Line between Mitaka and Ochanomizu and on the Sōbu Main Line between Kinshichō and Chiba.
All through service trains enter the Tōzai Line at either Nakano, or Nishi-Funabashi. These trains operate within the following routes:
Certain limited express and seasonal trains run through, or stop at stations on this line. For information on the Shinjuku Wakashio and the Shinjuku Sazanami that make stops on the Chūō-Sōbu Line at Akihabara, see their respective articles.
At around 9 -10pm, a few westbound trains headed beyond Mitaka onto the Chūō Line (Rapid), with some terminating at Musashi-Koganei, and the others at Tachikawa. The other trains during the hour operated regularly.
At around 4 - 6am and 11pm - 1am, Chūō-Sōbu Line services were divided at Ochanomizu Station, into two sections.
This service pattern last operated on 13 March 2020. To prepare for the eventual installation of platform doors on Chūō-Sōbu Line platforms and the future addition of Green Cars on the Rapid line, Chūō Line Rapid service trains no longer regularly operate on the Chūō-Sōbu Line tracks.[2]
Official
Line name |
Station No. |
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Local | Rapid | Transfers | Location | |||||
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Between stations |
Total | Chūō-Sōbu
Line |
Tozai Line
through |
Chūō Line | Sōbu Line | ||||||||
Sōbu Main Line | JB39 | Chiba | 千葉 | - | From Chiba 0.0 |
From Tokyo 39.2 |
● | ↑ To Tokyo |
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Chūō-ku, Chiba | Chiba | |
JB38 | Nishi-Chiba | 西千葉 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 37.8 | ● | | | ||||||
JB37 | Inage | 稲毛 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 35.9 | ● | ■ | Inage-ku, Chiba | |||||
JB36 | Shin-Kemigawa | 新検見川 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 33.2 | ● | | | Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba | |||||
JB35 | Makuhari | 幕張 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 31.6 | ● | | | KS Keisei Chiba Line (Keisei Makuhari: KS53) | |||||
JB34 | Makuharihongō | 幕張本郷 | 2.0 | 9.6 | 29.6 | ● | | | KS Keisei Chiba Line (Keisei Makuharihongō: KS52) | |||||
JB33 | Tsudanuma | 津田沼 | 2.9 | 12.5 | 26.7 | ● | ● | ■ | SL Shin-Keisei Line (Shin-Tsudanuma: SL23) | Narashino | |||
JB32 | Higashi-Funabashi | 東船橋 | 1.7 | 14.2 | 25.0 | ● | ● | | | Funabashi | ||||
JB31 | Funabashi | 船橋 | 1.8 | 16.0 | 23.2 | ● | ● | ● |
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JB30 | Nishi-Funabashi | 西船橋 | 2.6 | 18.6 | 20.6 | ● | ● | | |
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JB29 | Shimōsa-Nakayama | 下総中山 | 1.6 | 20.2 | 19.0 | ● | Through to | | | |||||
JB28 | Moto-Yawata | 本八幡 | 1.6 | 21.8 | 17.4 | ● | | | S Toei Shinjuku Line (S-21) | Ichikawa | ||||
JB27 | Ichikawa | 市川 | 2.0 | 23.8 | 15.4 | ● | ■ | ||||||
JB26 | Koiwa | 小岩 | 2.6 | 26.4 | 12.8 | ● | | | Edogawa | Tokyo | ||||
JB25 | Shin-Koiwa | 新小岩 | 2.8 | 29.2 | 10.0 | ● | ■ | Katsushika | |||||
JB24 | Hirai | 平井 | 1.8 | 31.0 | 8.2 | ● | | | Edogawa | |||||
JB23 | Kameido | 亀戸 | 1.9 | 32.9 | 6.3 | ● | | | TS Tōbu Kameido Line (TS44) | Kōtō | ||||
JB22 | Kinshichō | 錦糸町 | 1.5 | 34.4 | 4.8 | ● | ● |
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Sumida | ||||
Sōbu Main Line Branch | From Kinshichō 0.0 | ||||||||||||
JB21 | Ryōgoku | 両国 | 1.5 | 35.9 | 1.5 | ● | To Tokyo and
JO Yokosuka Line |
E Toei Ōedo Line (E-12) | |||||
JB20 | Asakusabashi | 浅草橋 | 0.8 | 36.7 | 2.3 | ● | A Toei Asakusa Line (A-16) | Taitō | |||||
AKBJB19 |
Akihabara | 秋葉原 | 1.1 | 37.8 | 3.4 | ● |
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Chiyoda | |||||
JB18 | Ochanomizu | 御茶ノ水 | 0.9 | 38.7 | 4.3 | ● | ● |
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Chūō Main Line | From Tokyo 2.6 | ||||||||||||
JB17 | Suidōbashi | 水道橋 | 0.8 | 39.5 | 3.4 | ● | | | I Toei Mita Line (I-11) | |||||
JB16 | Iidabashi | 飯田橋 | 1.1 | 40.6 | 4.5 | ● | | |
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JB15 | Ichigaya | 市ケ谷 | 1.3 | 41.9 | 5.8 | ● | | |
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JB14 | Yotsuya | 四ツ谷 | 0.8 | 42.7 | 6.6 | ● | ● |
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Shinjuku | ||||
JB13 | Shinanomachi | 信濃町 | 1.3 | 44.0 | 7.9 | ● | | | ||||||
JB12 | Sendagaya | 千駄ケ谷 | 0.7 | 44.7 | 8.6 | ● | | | E Toei Ōedo Line (Kokuritsu-kyogijo: E-25) | Shibuya | ||||
JB11 | Yoyogi | 代々木 | 1.0 | 45.7 | 9.6 | ● | | |
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Yamanote Line | |||||||||||||
SJKJB10 |
Shinjuku | 新宿 | 0.7 | 46.4 | 10.3 | ● | ● |
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Shinjuku | ||||
Chūō Main Line | |||||||||||||
JB09 | Ōkubo | 大久保 | 1.4 | 47.8 | 11.7 | ● | | | JY Yamanote Line (Shin-Ōkubo: JY16) | |||||
JB08 | Higashi-Nakano | 東中野 | 1.1 | 48.9 | 12.8 | ● | | | E Toei Ōedo Line (E-31) | Nakano | ||||
JB07 | Nakano | 中野 | 1.9 | 50.8 | 14.7 | ● | ● | ■ | T Tokyo Metro Tozai Line (T-01) (some trains through to Mitaka) | ||||
JB06 | Kōenji | 高円寺 | 1.4 | 52.2 | 16.1 | ● | ● | ▲ | Suginami | ||||
JB05 | Asagaya | 阿佐ケ谷 | 1.2 | 53.4 | 17.3 | ● | ● | ▲ | |||||
JB04 | Ogikubo | 荻窪 | 1.4 | 54.8 | 18.7 | ● | ● | ■ | M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-01) | ||||
JB03 | Nishi-Ogikubo | 西荻窪 | 1.9 | 56.7 | 20.6 | ● | ● | ▲ | |||||
JB02 | Kichijōji | 吉祥寺 | 1.9 | 58.6 | 22.5 | ● | ● | ■ | Keiō Inokashira Line (IN17) | Musashino | |||
JB01 | Mitaka | 三鷹 | 1.6 | 60.2 | 24.1 | ● | ● | ■ | JC Chūō Line (JC12) | Mitaka |
Trains used on the line are based at Mitaka Depot.
Trains run between Mitaka and Tsudanuma (Chūō-Sōbu Line) or Toyo-Katsutadai (Toyo Rapid Line), all via the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line between Nakano and Nishi-Funabashi.
This section needs additional citations for verification. (January 2023) |
Women-only cars, designed to prevent gropers, were introduced on this line during morning peak periods starting on 20 November 2006.
On 20 August 2016, station numbering was introduced to the Chuo-Sobu line with stations being assigned station numbers between JB01 and JB39.[6][7] Numbers increase towards in the eastbound direction towards Chiba.
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